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but romney has cut the president's lead in half since september. when ohio voters were asked who was a strong leader, more chose romney. but, when asked if the candidates care about their needs and problems, the president has the advantage. both campaigns conduct their own extensive polls and both believe their candidate has an excellent chance to win. >>> we are your go-to debate station. we are teaming up again with our sister paper, usa today. and beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our website, we will be live, blogging about what the candidates say. you can join the conversations via facebook or twitter. then we will be fact checking the candidates's statements with the fact checking team, no bull, just the facts on 9news now at 11:00. >>> services have been set for former south dakota senator george mcgovern. he died sunday at a sioux falls hospice. he was 90 years old. a public viewing is planned for thursday in sioux falls. funeral services are scheduled for friday in sioux falls. a private burial will take plate at a later date in rock creek cemeter
but romney has cut the president's lead in half since september. when ohio voters were asked who was a strong leader, more chose romney. but, when asked if the candidates care about their needs and problems, the president has the advantage. both campaigns conduct their own extensive polls and both believe their candidate has an excellent chance to win. >>> we are your go-to debate station. we are teaming up again with our sister paper, usa today. and beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our...
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. >>> the latest nbc news wall street journal marist polls find that republican nominee mitt romney has surged in three swing states. governor romney's largest gain was in virginia where he now leads president obama 48 to 47%. that's a virtual tie and within the margin of error. in florida president obama retains a one point lead over romney, 48 to 47%. in that key battleground state of ohio mitt romney gained two points but the president still leads 51 to 45. >>> well, elsewhere today marks one month since the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. yesterday the white house again lied any intentional coverup of what led to the assault and said the investigation continues. lawmakers demanded to know how lax security may have been and whether warning signs were simply ignored. nbc's steve handlesman is in washington. >> reporter: to highlight his concern, president obama had his terrorism advisor john brennan in libya to push the investigation of the 9/11 2012 attack that killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three others. but republicans at the house hearing charged
. >>> the latest nbc news wall street journal marist polls find that republican nominee mitt romney has surged in three swing states. governor romney's largest gain was in virginia where he now leads president obama 48 to 47%. that's a virtual tie and within the margin of error. in florida president obama retains a one point lead over romney, 48 to 47%. in that key battleground state of ohio mitt romney gained two points but the president still leads 51 to 45. >>> well,...
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as the vice presidential candidates prepare to square off tonight a new cbs news poll shows mitt romney getting a post-debate bounce in two key states. >>> rescued from the wreckage. two people are pulled to safety in the aftermath of a deadly collapse at a parking garage. >>> diamond drama. post-season baseball heats up with two fantastic finishes. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, october 11, 2012. good morning, everybody, good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. debates between vice presidential candidates aren't supposed to matter but after president obama's poor debate performance last weeknight's faceoff between joe biden and paul ryan has turned into a high stakes affair. in colorado president obama held a slim lead in september now romney has a one-point edge. in wisconsin the president was leading by six points last month, he leads romney by just three points now. in virginia the president continues to hold on to a small lead. tara mergener is in washington following all of this. >> reporter: good morning. boy the pressure sure is on tonight particularly for joe biden
as the vice presidential candidates prepare to square off tonight a new cbs news poll shows mitt romney getting a post-debate bounce in two key states. >>> rescued from the wreckage. two people are pulled to safety in the aftermath of a deadly collapse at a parking garage. >>> diamond drama. post-season baseball heats up with two fantastic finishes. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, october 11, 2012. good morning, everybody, good to be with you. i'm...
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in a new poll, 54% of independents have a negative view of the president's economic plan. romney's scores are not much better 0.47% of independents have an negative view of his plan. >> we are in a stronger position. we are moving in a better direction. >> some democratic insiders are growing weary. the veteran democratic strategist says the campaign message is not enough. >> they need some signal that he has the interest at heart and that he is going to put their interest up front. if he does that, he will be fine. if he does not it will be up -- >> former virginia governor and current congressional candidate george allen received an endorsement today from the man some have mentioned as a possible republican pick for vice president. marco rubio made the announcement that he is supporting him in arlington this morning. >> coming up on abc 7 news at noon more trouble for lance armstrong. he is accused of -- what he is accused of not and what it could cost him. >> in virginia mother accepted a diploma for a son she lost too soon. >> incredible video out of texas. a hail stor
in a new poll, 54% of independents have a negative view of the president's economic plan. romney's scores are not much better 0.47% of independents have an negative view of his plan. >> we are in a stronger position. we are moving in a better direction. >> some democratic insiders are growing weary. the veteran democratic strategist says the campaign message is not enough. >> they need some signal that he has the interest at heart and that he is going to put their interest up...
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this latest poll out of the nbc and "wall street journal." 47/47, pretty much corresponds with what we're seeing out there. an absolute dead heat. >> stephen: as we know from history, the rules clearly dictate that in the event of a tie our next president will be george w. bush. (cheers and applause) we miss you, sir. we miss you. but at this point, either candidate still has a shot as long as they can win over one key demographic. >> president obama and governor romney faced off. many polls showing them running neck in neck, making the remaining undecided voters more important than ever. >> the undecided voters. the voters in the swing states who could decide this election. >> mitt romney and barack obama yearn for their vote, the elusive mysterious undecided voter. (laughter) >> stephen: yes, they yearn. (cheers and applause) yes. elusive, mysterious undecided voters. i wonder what he's thinking. (laughter) or if. (laughter) folks, folks, here's how it stands. the electoral kitchen is closing in two weeks and they still can't decide if they want the black-and-white cookie or the d
this latest poll out of the nbc and "wall street journal." 47/47, pretty much corresponds with what we're seeing out there. an absolute dead heat. >> stephen: as we know from history, the rules clearly dictate that in the event of a tie our next president will be george w. bush. (cheers and applause) we miss you, sir. we miss you. but at this point, either candidate still has a shot as long as they can win over one key demographic. >> president obama and governor romney...
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florida, the biggest of the battleground states and take a look at this, this is our cnn/orc poll and conducted entirely after the debate on wednesday night. we were in the field wednesday and thursday in florida and look at these numbers. all tied up, mitt romney one point ahead of president obama and within the sampling here and it's, obviously, in a dead heat. the president 48%. on the right, those were the numbers back and late august before the conventions and before the debates and the president with a slight advantage. let's move over to ohio. another one of those states being heavily contested. this is a fox news poll also conducted entirely after the debate and in this poll, the president with a three-point advantage up in ohio but that is within the sampling era, again. we keep talking about how close these races are in the battleground states. yeah, according to the polls, they are. >> no kidding. some new ads out by both campaigns trying to make a difference as we come down to the end here. tell us about those. >> the ads are interesting because you can learn a lot about a
florida, the biggest of the battleground states and take a look at this, this is our cnn/orc poll and conducted entirely after the debate on wednesday night. we were in the field wednesday and thursday in florida and look at these numbers. all tied up, mitt romney one point ahead of president obama and within the sampling here and it's, obviously, in a dead heat. the president 48%. on the right, those were the numbers back and late august before the conventions and before the debates and the...
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. >> reporter: new polls from three battleground states show romney now has a one-point edge in colorado. in wisconsin the race is tightening. the president's six-point lead is down to three-points while in virginia the president has a five-point lead. romney and the president debate for a second time next week in new york. >>> we have some of the best coverage you are going to find anywhere when it comes to these debates. beginning at 9:00 tonight, "u.s.a. today" reporters will start blogging about what the candidates say. you can see that live on wusa9.com and then participate in the conversation on facebook and twitter. then turn your tv to channel 9. watch the debate which starts at 9:00 p.m. then log on to wusa9.com at the same time. we do the fact checking there. then of course join derek and anita at 11:00. they'll fact check with the candidates with the "u.s.a. today" team. >>> there are some very important deadlines coming up if you plan in voting in this november's election. we hope you do you have just a few more days to register to vote. in virginia you have until monday, oct
. >> reporter: new polls from three battleground states show romney now has a one-point edge in colorado. in wisconsin the race is tightening. the president's six-point lead is down to three-points while in virginia the president has a five-point lead. romney and the president debate for a second time next week in new york. >>> we have some of the best coverage you are going to find anywhere when it comes to these debates. beginning at 9:00 tonight, "u.s.a. today"...
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. >> reporter: the romney campaign hopes this is a sign of a trend, the polls surge showing that the trend is higher among women voters. on monday, he seemed to soften his position on abortion. during an interview with the des moines register >> there is no legislation on abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> reporter: the obama campaign jumped on the comment, writing, we know where he stands on a woman's right to choose, pointing to his last comments made in 2007. >> so i would like to see roe v wade overturned, and allow the states and the elected representatives and the people themselves have the ability to put in place the legislation. today in ohio, romney was pressed to clarify >> i think i said time and again, i'm a pro life candidate and will be a pro life president. >> reporter: meanwhile, president obama talked about his lackluster performance. >> it is fair to say i was too polite. >> reporter: bill clinton mocked romney in las vegas monday. >> i had a different reaction to the first debate than a lot of people did. i mean, i thought wow.
. >> reporter: the romney campaign hopes this is a sign of a trend, the polls surge showing that the trend is higher among women voters. on monday, he seemed to soften his position on abortion. during an interview with the des moines register >> there is no legislation on abortion that i'm familiar with that would become part of my agenda. >> reporter: the obama campaign jumped on the comment, writing, we know where he stands on a woman's right to choose, pointing to his last...
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and brand-new poll numbers show that mitt romney made some gains after that presidential debate. he's now leading by one point in virginia. in ohio he's still behind but up by two, and it's still a horse race in florida, a one-point spread between the president and mitt romney there. lynn? >> all right, tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thanks. and you can watch live coverage of tonight's debate live from danville, kentucky. that's beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern/6:00 pacific right here on nbc. >>> a week after the first presidential debate the latest nbc news/"wall street journal"/parst poll finds that republican nominee mitt romney has surged in three swing states. governor romney's largest gain was in virginia where he now leads president obama 48% to 47%, a virtual tie and within the margin of error. in florida, president obama retains a one point lead over romney, 48 to 47%. and in that key battleground state of ohio mitt romney gained two points but the president still leads 51% to 45%. >>> well, today marks one month since the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in
and brand-new poll numbers show that mitt romney made some gains after that presidential debate. he's now leading by one point in virginia. in ohio he's still behind but up by two, and it's still a horse race in florida, a one-point spread between the president and mitt romney there. lynn? >> all right, tracie potts for us in washington. tracie, thanks. and you can watch live coverage of tonight's debate live from danville, kentucky. that's beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern/6:00 pacific...
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. >> reporter: romney prepared in florida where he gave this advice during a football game. >> figure out which of their players is best and take 'em out early. >> reporter: the latest poll of likely voters shows the race is a dead heat 47%, with only two weeks until election day the stakes are higher than ever. >> this debate tonight so important. >> reporter: this debate setting will be different than any other presidential debate so far both candidates will be sitting with the moderator, at a desk. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> before you go, after last week's heated debate what kind of tone can we expect? >> reporter: a lot of people are still expecting both to throw a few punches because this is their last debate. the idea they are going to be sitting at a desk it probably will tone down some of the heat. while it may be toned down you are still going to see some punches thrown. >> brandi hitt, thanks so much. tonight debate set to begin 6:00 our time. you can watch it live here on abc7. >>> just ahead, bracing for rain, just in case at the giants' ballpark getting ready for the ga
. >> reporter: romney prepared in florida where he gave this advice during a football game. >> figure out which of their players is best and take 'em out early. >> reporter: the latest poll of likely voters shows the race is a dead heat 47%, with only two weeks until election day the stakes are higher than ever. >> this debate tonight so important. >> reporter: this debate setting will be different than any other presidential debate so far both candidates will be...
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say mitt romney won. with two of the three presidential debates now history, the candidates were out on the campaign trail again today. elizabeth tells us how their messages are being translated today. >> it is back to the campaign trail for the presidential candidate. after a night of spirited sparring. >> not true, governor romney. >> how much did you cut? >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney took the talking points they battled over tuesday night to battleground states. the president writing his post debate momentum to iowa. >> let's recap what we learned last night. the tax plan doesn't add up. jobs plan doesn't create jobs. his deficit reduction plan adds to the deficit. >> both candidates made strong pitches to women. the president sporting a pink bracelet. romney had this message at a rally in virginia. >> help me find a good job or a good job for my spouse. and help my kid. make sure my children have a bright future. better schools, and better job opportunities. that's what the women
say mitt romney won. with two of the three presidential debates now history, the candidates were out on the campaign trail again today. elizabeth tells us how their messages are being translated today. >> it is back to the campaign trail for the presidential candidate. after a night of spirited sparring. >> not true, governor romney. >> how much did you cut? >> president barack obama and governor mitt romney took the talking points they battled over tuesday night to...
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. >> reporter: but polls among likely voters show romney did get a boost after the debate. and he's taking advantage of it. >> we can't afford another series of budget deficits of roughly $1 trillion a year. recognize, this is not just bad for the economy. it's bad for jobs. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, danville, kentucky. >>> abc news is proud to play a special role in tonight's debate. abc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, will serve as moderator. she checked out the stage in danville yesterday. we wish her good luck. >>> the main event tonight, beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern. join diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos, and our team for live coverage and analysis. >>> the romney campaign has agreed to stop mentioning the name of a navy s.e.a.l. killed in the consulate attack after his mother complained. romney had been telling voters of sharing a christmas dinner with the former s.e.a.l., glen dougherty, two or three years ago. but his mother called on romney to stop making his death, her words, part of his political agenda. >>> last month, th
. >> reporter: but polls among likely voters show romney did get a boost after the debate. and he's taking advantage of it. >> we can't afford another series of budget deficits of roughly $1 trillion a year. recognize, this is not just bad for the economy. it's bad for jobs. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, danville, kentucky. >>> abc news is proud to play a special role in tonight's debate. abc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, will serve as...
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mitt romney seems to have some momentum, but our poll underscores a problem for him. one of the reasons this race remains so tight -- a majority of voters continues toty a president romney would favor the wealthy rather than the middle class. >> what he's selling is not a five-point plan. it's really just a one-point plan. folks at the top get to play with a different set of rules than you do. >> reporter: by contrast, 66% of voters think the president has done more to favor the middle class over the wealthy, and a majority says he better understands the economic problems people in this country are having. though some good news for romney. overall, he has a slight numerical edge in who voters trust to handle the economy. >> we cannot endure four more years, that's why we'll replace him in 18 days. >> reporter: the president also highlights the largest gender gap we've seen in this election. the president has a 14-point lead among women. >> when it comes to issues critical to women, governor romney wants to take us to policies more suited to the 1950s. >> reporter: rom
mitt romney seems to have some momentum, but our poll underscores a problem for him. one of the reasons this race remains so tight -- a majority of voters continues toty a president romney would favor the wealthy rather than the middle class. >> what he's selling is not a five-point plan. it's really just a one-point plan. folks at the top get to play with a different set of rules than you do. >> reporter: by contrast, 66% of voters think the president has done more to favor the...
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according to "new york times"/cbs news poll, mitt romney leads the president by one point in colorado. tight across the country. last month the president up one point in that state n virginia, president obama's lead from last month grew slightly. in wisconsin, the candidates also within the margin of error after the president lost the point from last month and mitt romney gained two. again this is all within the margin of error. a day after mitt romney, meanwhile, told the des moines register he would not pursue any abortion related legislation as president, mr. romney looked to clarify that position while campaigning in ohio. there he told reporters he would take action from the white house to reduce the number of abortions in the country. >> i think i said time and again i'm a pro-life candidate. i'll be a pro-life president. the actions i'll take immediately are to remove funding for planned parenthood. >> remove funding for planned parenthood. he said he would ban taxpayer funding for groups that perform abortions overseas. in an interview with abc news, president obama yesterday
according to "new york times"/cbs news poll, mitt romney leads the president by one point in colorado. tight across the country. last month the president up one point in that state n virginia, president obama's lead from last month grew slightly. in wisconsin, the candidates also within the margin of error after the president lost the point from last month and mitt romney gained two. again this is all within the margin of error. a day after mitt romney, meanwhile, told the des moines...
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lead in all while he has dropped to a three-point lead in florida and a statistical tie with romney in wisconsin thanks to his running mate paul ryan. if you look at the numbers in florida and wisconsin well within the margin of error. it very tight race for the presidency. grace lee cbs 5 >>> the little leaguers from petaluma two wins away from the world series championship >>> the nationals won a 11-1 tonight and play saturday for the u.s. bracket title juliette goodrich with the crowd. >>> petaluma on the map and in this theater it became the field of dreams on the silver screen. today's game a must win for petaluma, it was in williamsport pennsylvania against little leaguers from texas. this town as a superstition for these boys to went they raab keds had. the grand slam proves the superstition of life. for the younger fans they could not be prouder of their friends. >>> it is amazing i can't believe petaluma on the map >>> this hmong will catch a flight to pennsylvania tomorrow. >>> is probably still excited. >>> until saturday's game petaluma will hold its breath and rub dad's
lead in all while he has dropped to a three-point lead in florida and a statistical tie with romney in wisconsin thanks to his running mate paul ryan. if you look at the numbers in florida and wisconsin well within the margin of error. it very tight race for the presidency. grace lee cbs 5 >>> the little leaguers from petaluma two wins away from the world series championship >>> the nationals won a 11-1 tonight and play saturday for the u.s. bracket title juliette goodrich...
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the latest nbc poll shows that president obama and governor romney are in a dead heat among likely voters. >> that tells you the potential that still exists for the race to be a little unexpected. that is what the campaign is coming down to. each of the candidates are going to their bases. >> the candidates will meet sitting side by side, a much different look than the previous two debates. the first, a more traditional standing debate. the second, a conversation in the round. tonight, the topic is for policy. today the obama campaign released a new ad attacking romney's position. >> president obama ended the iraq war. mitt romney would have left 30,000 troops there and called bringing them home tragic. >> romney is expected to question obama's handling of the violence at the consulate in libya. >> need to assure officials in the u.s. government that they will have proper security. they did not have proper security. >> so on the agenda, iran's nuclear program and israel. both will mention how their policies overseas will the nearly benefit the economy at home. more americans are expressin
the latest nbc poll shows that president obama and governor romney are in a dead heat among likely voters. >> that tells you the potential that still exists for the race to be a little unexpected. that is what the campaign is coming down to. each of the candidates are going to their bases. >> the candidates will meet sitting side by side, a much different look than the previous two debates. the first, a more traditional standing debate. the second, a conversation in the round....
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. >> reporter: romney prepared in florida where he gave this advice during a football game. >> figure out which of their players is best and take 'em out early. >> reporter: the latest poll of likely voters shows the race is a dead heat 47%, with only two weeks until election day the stakes are higher than ever. >> this debate tonight so important. >> reporter: this debate setting will be different than any other presidential debate so far both candidates will be sitting with the moderator, at a desk. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> before you go, after last week's heated debate what kind of tone can we expect? >> reporter: a lot of people are still expecting both to throw a few punches because this is their last debate. the idea they are going to be sitting at a desk it probably will tone down some of the heat. while it may be toned down you are still going to see some punches thrown. >> brandi hitt, thanks so much. tonight debate set to begin 6:00 our time. you can watch it live here on abc7. >>> just ahead, bracing for rain, just in case at the giants' ballpark getting ready for the ga
. >> reporter: romney prepared in florida where he gave this advice during a football game. >> figure out which of their players is best and take 'em out early. >> reporter: the latest poll of likely voters shows the race is a dead heat 47%, with only two weeks until election day the stakes are higher than ever. >> this debate tonight so important. >> reporter: this debate setting will be different than any other presidential debate so far both candidates will be...
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recent polls in ohio give romney a bit of an edge, but the president may not have as much of a challenge with jobs in ohio. the jobless rate, less than the national rate. but when it comes to their economic plans, it appears that americans especially independent voters aren't happy with either candidate. 54% against president obama's plan, and almost half, 47%, against mitt romney's. >> tracie potts there for us in washington. thank you. >>> well, new doping charges have been filed against former cycling champion lance armstrong. armstrong won seven tour de france cycling titles, but he could be stripped of those victories by the u.s. anti-doping agency. it says it collected blood samples from armstrong in 2009 and 2010 that were consistent with blood manipulations and transfusions. armstrong has never tested positive for drugs, and he denies the charges. he has been immediately barred from iron man triathlons, which he has been doing since retiring from cycling last year. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a severe storm system gave dal
recent polls in ohio give romney a bit of an edge, but the president may not have as much of a challenge with jobs in ohio. the jobless rate, less than the national rate. but when it comes to their economic plans, it appears that americans especially independent voters aren't happy with either candidate. 54% against president obama's plan, and almost half, 47%, against mitt romney's. >> tracie potts there for us in washington. thank you. >>> well, new doping charges have been...
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romney is rising in the polls, persuadable voters are cutting his way. he doesn't need a decisive win. what he needs to do is look presidential, come across as serious, knowledgeable and ready to be commander in chief. barack obama has a very, very different challenge tonight. he needs -- he can't just slow romney's momentum, he needs to reverse it. he needs a knockout blow of some kind that makes romney look like he's not ready for the job of commander in chief, so he's going to come out swinging, he's going to go on the attack and try and paint romney as someone who's unfit for the office of commander in chief. megyn: i want to ask you, chris, how dangerous is it to mitt romney if he tries to play small ball when it comes to this issue of libya which has become so much a part of the national discourse? if you get bogged down in the back and forth and all these media reports out this weekend that we're going to talk about at 1:45 appeared to attempt to muddy the waters, are american voters going to walk away confused? does mitt romney need to keep it bi
romney is rising in the polls, persuadable voters are cutting his way. he doesn't need a decisive win. what he needs to do is look presidential, come across as serious, knowledgeable and ready to be commander in chief. barack obama has a very, very different challenge tonight. he needs -- he can't just slow romney's momentum, he needs to reverse it. he needs a knockout blow of some kind that makes romney look like he's not ready for the job of commander in chief, so he's going to come out...
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the latest two polls show romney with a slight edge. however we've got a new abc/"washington post" poll that shows americans, especially independents not satisfied with either candidate's economic plan. 54% against the obama plan. 47% not thrilled with the romney plan, either. lynn? >> tracie, thanks. >>> new charges have been filed against lance armstrong. he won seven tour de france cycling titles, but he could be stripped of those victories by the u.s. anti-doping agency. it said it collected blood samples from armstrong in 2009 and 2010 that were consistent with blood manipulations and transfusions, armstrong has never tested positive for drugs and denies the charges. he's been barred from ironman triathlons which he's been doing since last year. >>> here's the "first look" at news around america. a severe weather system gave dallas a pounding and left widespread damage in its wake. golf ball-sized hail pelted the region, shattered windshields. the 30-minute storm toppled power lines and trees. but didn't cause any injuries, thankfu
the latest two polls show romney with a slight edge. however we've got a new abc/"washington post" poll that shows americans, especially independents not satisfied with either candidate's economic plan. 54% against the obama plan. 47% not thrilled with the romney plan, either. lynn? >> tracie, thanks. >>> new charges have been filed against lance armstrong. he won seven tour de france cycling titles, but he could be stripped of those victories by the u.s. anti-doping...
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governor romney well behind president obama. so it shows the strength of this choice of paul ryan as his running mate. but look, this is going to be a close race. each campaign is going to need to take advantage of its convention. frankly governor romney has a slight advantage here because typically over the last, you know, 40, 50 years, the party that goes first with its convention get as bigger bounce typically than the party that goes, that follows with its convention. republican convention next week, democratic convention the week after. it will be a close election, no ifs, and or butts about it. it could widen out in the end. in all likelihood conventions will be key, debates will be key, frankly what the candidates do each and every day on the campaign trail could make a big difference if the president said as he did in roanoke, famous example, if you built a business, you didn't build that. someone wells did. that could be very important if either candidate makes a mistake like that. sandra: what is interesting, a "gallup
governor romney well behind president obama. so it shows the strength of this choice of paul ryan as his running mate. but look, this is going to be a close race. each campaign is going to need to take advantage of its convention. frankly governor romney has a slight advantage here because typically over the last, you know, 40, 50 years, the party that goes first with its convention get as bigger bounce typically than the party that goes, that follows with its convention. republican convention...
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mitt romney. and tonight, the polls show the race is tightening fast. the republican opponent more fired up than ever. his supporters saying they want to know why the president didn't seem to show up and fight. and that's where we began. let's get right to it. >> yeah. >> reporter: that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> reporter: how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night. but i think what's important is that the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. governor romney went to a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are, because he knows that those ideas have been rejected. they won't work. and if he's making an honest presentation about what he's proposed, he will lose, because the american people are not going to go back there. what this comes down to is, how are we going to grow an economy in which everybody gets a fair shot? and governor romney's prescription is that if we cut taxes by $5 trill
mitt romney. and tonight, the polls show the race is tightening fast. the republican opponent more fired up than ever. his supporters saying they want to know why the president didn't seem to show up and fight. and that's where we began. let's get right to it. >> yeah. >> reporter: that debate, what happened? >> well, governor romney had a good night. i had a bad night. >> reporter: how bad? >> well, it's not the first time i've had a bad night. but i think what's...
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romney is in cincinnati with as by group and the president in cleveland. however, we've got a new abc washington poefts poll that shows americans, especially independents, not satisfied with either candidate's economic plans. 54% against the obama plan, 47% not thrilled with the romney plan either. lynn? >> all right. tracie potts for us there in washington. thanks so much. >>> new doping charges have been filed against former cycling champ lance armstrong. armstrong won seven tour de france titles but he could be stripped of those. it said they collected blood samples from armstrong in 2009 and 2010 that were consistent with blood manipulations and transfusions. armstrong has never positive for drugs and he denies the charges. he has been immediately barred from iron man triathlon since he beans doing since retiring from last year. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a severe storm system gave dallas a pounding leaving widespread damage in its weak. golf ball sized hail pounded the region. a nearly 30-minute
romney is in cincinnati with as by group and the president in cleveland. however, we've got a new abc washington poefts poll that shows americans, especially independents, not satisfied with either candidate's economic plans. 54% against the obama plan, 47% not thrilled with the romney plan either. lynn? >> all right. tracie potts for us there in washington. thanks so much. >>> new doping charges have been filed against former cycling champ lance armstrong. armstrong won seven...
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a number of polls taken immediately after sure the president was victorious over romney. the post-debate campaign blitz continues in virginia. tonight, romney is preparing for a rally in one of the key counties. >> the crucial tidewater region. he will address a crowd in leesburg. we have more from scott on what to expect tonight. >> the candidates coming to virginia. this is in leesburg and is filling up pretty quickly here. it's interesting if you look at how this plays out. it seems like they always come to virginia, one of the major swing states, after the major events on this roller coaster ride. i was reason video as the people were coming in. this is a different type of crowd. there is a new enthusiasm among romney supporters. all numbers is showing romney up and ever since the october calendar, it has turned the tide had in that particular poll and we spoke to people about why it is they believe things have changed and here's what they had to say. >> until the debate started, i was concerned. now that we are getting to hear hear the momentum is swinging. we are he
a number of polls taken immediately after sure the president was victorious over romney. the post-debate campaign blitz continues in virginia. tonight, romney is preparing for a rally in one of the key counties. >> the crucial tidewater region. he will address a crowd in leesburg. we have more from scott on what to expect tonight. >> the candidates coming to virginia. this is in leesburg and is filling up pretty quickly here. it's interesting if you look at how this plays out. it...
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they moved her speech to tuesday. >>> a new poll showing a significant number of voters have not made up their mind yet are working on it. 23 percent says of the art still persuade will. the poll was conducted by the ap and g f k. former mit students help to create the super pak hack. users learned who paid for the apps. the act is available now. cloudy weather at cape canaveral prevented launching of two probes. not much is known about the belts. nasa hopes to solve the mystery with this mission. >>> cbs five reporter lisa is live at the fire to give us an update. >>> some of the fire fighters are still on the scene and talking to family members of the home. take a look at that e video we first shocked when we are arrived on the scene. we knew were told by a battalion chief that there were four people that lived in the home. the good news is that they did not have any injuries. one person had a small cut on but her hands but it was not anything serious. we don't know if the home has smoke detectors. the battalion chiefs discussed the good news a set no one was injured. >>> and said t
they moved her speech to tuesday. >>> a new poll showing a significant number of voters have not made up their mind yet are working on it. 23 percent says of the art still persuade will. the poll was conducted by the ap and g f k. former mit students help to create the super pak hack. users learned who paid for the apps. the act is available now. cloudy weather at cape canaveral prevented launching of two probes. not much is known about the belts. nasa hopes to solve the mystery with...
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case of rape or to save a mother's life. >> reporter: the same poll shows mitt romney trailing president obama. tonight is mitt romney's only public event. president obama campaigns in new hampshire. >> tara mergener live in washington this morning. thank you. by the way, the television audience for tuesday's debate was slightly smaller than first. an estimated 65.6 million people watched tuesday's debate while 67 million watched the first debate. mitt romney's oldest son had something to say about the contentious nature of the debate. tag romney was asked how he felt when the president called his father a liar. >> you want to jump out of the seat and rush down the stage and take a swing at him. you can't do that the. but this is the nature of the process. >> tag romney has taken on a bigger role in his father's campaign said all the tough talk is something you sign up for. >>> this morning evacuation orders have been lifted in the hills of santa barbara, california where at one point a fast-moving wildfire threatened 100 homes. the lookout fire started yesterday morning and quickly spre
case of rape or to save a mother's life. >> reporter: the same poll shows mitt romney trailing president obama. tonight is mitt romney's only public event. president obama campaigns in new hampshire. >> tara mergener live in washington this morning. thank you. by the way, the television audience for tuesday's debate was slightly smaller than first. an estimated 65.6 million people watched tuesday's debate while 67 million watched the first debate. mitt romney's oldest son had...
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a cnn poll gives it to president obama. 40% gave it to mitt romney. a majority thought the president performed better than expected. >>> were crastinaters be -- procrastinators, be warned that today is the last day to register to vote. election workers are still out at several locations until midnight and will be there registering people to vote. it takes a couple mintoots complete the form. >> it's coming up, so i was thinking about it last night so i went online and checked and found out today is the deadline for the change of address. so that's why i hurried here today. >> election officials want voters to know they can register online until midnight. >>> bank robbery happened at the wells fargo bank at washington boulevard. a man carrying a gun and wearying a mask ordered everyone inside on the floor, demanded money and then ran away. police searched nearby neighborhoods recovered a fake weapon. >>> the dow was up 2 points after being up as 108 points earlier and the nasdaq ended the day at 11 points. investors are waiting for the results of the u
a cnn poll gives it to president obama. 40% gave it to mitt romney. a majority thought the president performed better than expected. >>> were crastinaters be -- procrastinators, be warned that today is the last day to register to vote. election workers are still out at several locations until midnight and will be there registering people to vote. it takes a couple mintoots complete the form. >> it's coming up, so i was thinking about it last night so i went online and checked and...
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plus america's global position is the topic for obama romney's final turn on t.v. head of the presidential poll in two weeks and they're running neck and neck right now and voters are having a tough time telling them apart from party has in-depth coverage. also fresh some rest reported in beirut with people injured after a weekend of violent clashes sparked by the assassination of a senior intelligence official the opposition blames damascus on the lebanese government with the protesters demanding the prime minister's resignation. now it's the sports with kate. and i thank you for joining me for the latest sports and here are the top stories. removed disgraced cyclist lance armstrong is stripped of his seven tour de france titles by the sport's governing body and banned for life. while number one blow a spa type must rely on their third choice keeper against benfica at the surrogate as you call the break says quote ahead of tuesday's crucial champions league match here in moscow. and high speed drama russian up and come up that you're not just missing out on the fo
plus america's global position is the topic for obama romney's final turn on t.v. head of the presidential poll in two weeks and they're running neck and neck right now and voters are having a tough time telling them apart from party has in-depth coverage. also fresh some rest reported in beirut with people injured after a weekend of violent clashes sparked by the assassination of a senior intelligence official the opposition blames damascus on the lebanese government with the protesters...
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we're coming out with new polls right afterwards. and what they show is that there has been some movement in mitt romney's direction since his debate performance last week. but not a whole lot. so in the state of virginia which actually had their biggest movement, president obama last week was up two points, 48% to 46%. now it's mitt romney at 1%, 48%, 47% and this is all in the margin of error. in florida, it's president obama went in to the debate last week up 1% in the state. he remains up 1%, 48% to 47%. and in ohio, the last week right before the debate, he was leading mitt romney by eight points. now it's six points, 51% to 45%. >> so we're seeing some of the shift after the debate, although it's not a significant shift in numbers. but how is the white house reacting to the new numbers coming out? >> i think they're pretty comforted by them. they see that mitt romney was able to make some marginal gains but nothing that substantially transformed the race. now, of course, they need a good debate performance from joe biden tonigh
we're coming out with new polls right afterwards. and what they show is that there has been some movement in mitt romney's direction since his debate performance last week. but not a whole lot. so in the state of virginia which actually had their biggest movement, president obama last week was up two points, 48% to 46%. now it's mitt romney at 1%, 48%, 47% and this is all in the margin of error. in florida, it's president obama went in to the debate last week up 1% in the state. he remains up...
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instant polls from both cbs and cnn gave the president a seven- point advantage. most of these head lines have romney holding his own, just a slight edge to the president. >> obama won only because mitt romney wouldn't answer any -- he didn't answer the questions to me. >> he was much closer than last time but i would give it to romney on points. >> i think it was a tie. >> reporter: as "the boston globe" put it, this time there were two combatants. at the newseum, kristin fisher, 9news now. >>> preparations are under way for what is being called the million puppet march in washington. more than 1,000 puppeteers and public broadcasting supporters say that they will march on the mall november 3. that's three days before the presidential election. the move follows mitt romney's remarks that if he becomes president, he would call for the elimination of pbs funding for characters like big bird on "sesame street." organizers originally called the event a million puppet march -- muppet march. but then they changed the name to include sock pup bets, hand puppets, shadow
instant polls from both cbs and cnn gave the president a seven- point advantage. most of these head lines have romney holding his own, just a slight edge to the president. >> obama won only because mitt romney wouldn't answer any -- he didn't answer the questions to me. >> he was much closer than last time but i would give it to romney on points. >> i think it was a tie. >> reporter: as "the boston globe" put it, this time there were two combatants. at the...